Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-23
DONE Know why She Married Him.
NEW HAvEN'S SOCIAL SENS ATOM

New Haven (Conn.) dispatch says: 'Social
circles are much excited over a scandal that has
recently taken place in the marriage OF Edward
Sheehan, dwarfish rish-Amerfcaa, aged twenty
seven years, to Miss Fannie Howe, the daughter OF
Henry Howe, the author and publisher. The
young lady is an accomplished musician and
hnguist. About year ago young sheehan urged
Miss Howe to give him music lessons He appealed
TO her sympathy, and said thst he wanted 10
rise In the social scale; that both his parents
were drunkards. and that his home was a
wretched one, and he was thus kept down. He
sang ana showed that he had a magnificent voice.
Sne nnaliy consented TO give him lessons and
also obtained a position for him In the choir OF
Trinity Episcopal church. She told her parents
that she felt she could not tolerate him. One day
ne asked her, If man who was beneath a lady,
him to her standard. She told him IL would be
her social death, and would not helm the man.
Recently IL was seen that Sheehan had q great
influence over her, and about a month ago they
went TO the Rev. DIR. Selden Gilbert OF the Church
OF the Messiah and asked him to marry Them
Mr.. Gilbert refused for some time, but his remon-
strances were OF no avail, so he married them.
She kept this to herself for over a fortnight and
then told her mother, who was Mortified. She
said that she could not tell why she married him.
and that she seemed TO be In horrible dream. A
rev Gays ago Sheehan came TO Mr.. Howe's house
10 enforce his claims. Mr.. Howe expelled him,
and Mrs. Sheehan has not seen her husband since
Her friends think that she has been mentally un-
balanced for some time by taking drugs"
later dispatch says; "The marriage Will fur
people for some time to come. Miss Howe moved
In most exclusive circles She was an accom-
plished musician and unguist. Her father, the
venerable Henry Howe, was engaged in collecting
facts for his second history OF Ohio when he re-
ceiVed the sad news OF his daughters secret mar
riage. He at once came on TO this city. Sh,ehan
was more communicative over the affair Monday.
lie said that he and Miss Howe had been engaged
for months They say that her mind was at
fected by medicines she had been taking he con-
tinued, but We were engaged long before she
began taking these medicines. The idea Of her
being crazy or that she was crazy when the cere-
mOny was performed is absurd. ] don't know
anything about the divorce proceedings although
have no doubt that her folks want
her TO get divorce, but believe my wife will
stand by me to the end. The marriage did not
take place suddenly, but has been contemplated
by US both for some time. IL was my w1fe's idea
to break the news as gently as possible to her
family, as she was afraid that the shock might
prove too much for her fathers health. The
whole thing is a conspiracy. My wtfe's people are
enraged At hearing or our marriage, and they in
tend 10 get her to obtain a divorce II they can
Miss Howe was seen by correspondent and said
she didn't know what ever induced her to marry
Sheehan. The only Feelings she ever had for him
were those OF pity and sympathy. Il never had
the slightest love for him, and all the time during
the ceremony felt like one In a dream. I was
perfectly composed but did all did mechanically
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe characterize Sheehan as q
scOundrel OF the deepest dye and declare that the
medicine their daughter took had an effect on her
brain. The lady,s brother threatens to shoot
Sh0eh0n on sight"